Eduard Nalbandyan Did Not Fully Answer Question Related to Gyumri Murders

Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandyan, in essence, did not answer a question asking if the Gyumri murder case had violated an article in 1997 Armenia-Russia agreement  where it states that the suspects of offenses committed outside the Russian military base territory must be transferred to Armenian law enforcement. Recall, that last week during a discussion about the Gyumri murders in the National Assembly, Heritage Party faction MP, ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan stated that the Foreign Minister, not Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan, should be responsible for discussing the latter, because it relates to an interstate agreement. A number of MPs in the National Assembly demanded that Nalbandyan be present during Parliamentary hearings.

Today, during a press conference while answering to Epress.am journalist's question, Nalbandyan noted that if there are any contradictions within any agreement “then they must appeal to the authorized institutions and create a commission.” He stated that if the commission decided that there are violations, then the only solution to the problem is through diplomacy. As to who and where one needs to appeal to create commission, the minister did not specify.  

Nalbandyan only added that if the National Assembly has invited the MFA to its hearings, then either he or another representative from the MFA would visit with the MPs.